St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-24
The High School Graduating Exercises
Fill the Opera House From
Parquet to Gallery.
Seibert's Orchestra Adds Variety and
Effect 10 the Programme of
the Evening.
Pretty Girls in Rich Costumes Impart
Their Ideas 10 the People
Before Them.
Miss Adah Hawkins Scores a Decided
Hit in a Very CleverlY
Written Essay.
UP ANOTHER ROUND.

Nl3nV.
Artistically grouped in the center of
the stage at the Grand last evening were
the members of the graduating class of
the st. Paul High school, tianked on
each side by the board of education and
the principal and faculty of the inStitu-
ton. There was a marked absence of
the floral decorations usually SO con-
SpicuouS on occasions of this kind, but
in the private boxes of the theater
were blooming buds of future
promise in the persons of the
juniors, freshmen, SophOmOreS and
seniors for next year, whose beaming
faces and simple but exquisite
tive than the choicest speci-
mems of the gardeners skill. Sus-
pended above the heads of the grad
uating class was a magnificent. garnet,
silk plush banner bearing the inScrip-
ton in letters of gold, Per Laborem
Fit SucceSSus 81" the class motto and
one richly merited, gagged by the
achievements of the evening. Not
seat was vacant i'll the vast auditorium
and the young actors i'll one
of the pleaSanteSt of life'S
dramas drew inspiration from
the appreciative cOuntenanceS that
rose tier upon tier solid wall
of humanity and whose pulses beat in
unison with those upon the mimic stage.
1t was gratifying exhibition, alike to
parents, teachers and educational guard
ianS, but the harmony of the occasion
was marred by the award of the judges
of the first prize for the best essay,
which was among the concluding events
on the programme. Undoubtedly the
feature of the evenings entertainment
was the Grafton by Miss Adah l.. Hawk
ms, an attractive brunette over whose
curly locks scare eighteen sum-
merS had passed, her subject being
America for Americans a beautiful
sentiment handled eloQuently, grace
fully. and with true dramatic fervor and
expression. In fact, as the young lady,
warming with her theme, portrayed the
future gi0ries OF the greatest nation on
the earth, under the fostering influences
OF high order of merit and education.
she might have posed for an ideal
inspired Columbia. Among her as
sOciateS she shone the brightest star
in the galaxy of intellectually.
No one applauded more vigorously and
sincerely than the one everybody pres
ent. except the committee, thought en-
titled to the honorS Of the evening, and
some of the liberal-Spirited who heard
both essays proposed testimonial to
Miss Hawkins for her truly eloquent
and well-timed oratorical effort. There
were no delays in the order of exercises,
although there was some diSappoint-
ment because several of the
graduates were prevented by III
ness from participating in the browning
glorieS of their scholastic career by the
ptilesS hand OF sickness. Diplomas.
t.AI al IL
gold seals arranged upon a center table
covering scarf OF Oriental design and
workmanship, were the most coveted
articles, aside from the graduates, on the
Stage:a and these were awarded
by Supt. Taylor after short
but appropriate and felicitious
address to the successful students.
The members of the committee to award
the prize for the. best essay, a hand
sOmeiy bound copy of Webster's I'm
abridged Dictionary, given by George
Benz, We're Gen. c. c. Andrews, Hon.
c. ID. Kerr and Herman Scheffer, and,
according to their idea. Miss Grace E.
MOrehouse was entitled to this honor.
The prize for excellence in free
hand drawing was awarded to Miss
Clara n. Kellogg, Miss Olive
NJ. Long receiving honorable
drawing to Master Theodore ID. Hall.
The prize for the highest standing dur
ing the entire course Of four years, an
exquisite edition of Shakespeare, offered
by the president Of the board of educa-
ton, was also awarded to Miss Clara y.
Kellogg.
THE EVENINGS PROGRAMME.
1t was about 1915 when the exercises
of the evening were opened with'a an
overture, 'Pique Dame" by Seibert's
orchestra, after which Prof Gilbert
arose and said:
The st. Paul High school is about to pre-
sent to you another class. 1t will be noticed
that number of names on the programme
are starred. This indicates that they are too
feeble to take part i'll the exercises of the
evening.
The first essay of the evening was
that delivered by the salutatorian, Miss
The Leir of the Ages" The matter
showed careful preparation. and it was
delivered with clear tone with but a
single pause, but the promptor did his
work SO well that it was hardly notice
able. She said: For long ages time
has been stirring up knowledgetfor us.
The little maid starts for school; at first
she is aWed by the stern yiSage of the
teacher; she struggles through the let
tiers and the intricacieS of the multiple
cation table and then into the sciences
developed through the centuries by
men who have spent years in develop
ing them; and finally she dives into the
mysteries of alchemy, the black art
AS she rises higher and higher in her
scientific researches, she gradually
thrust upon her. Miss Longs essay
was greeted with loud applause.
Miss Nellie NJ. Eustace, tastily
dressed in cream colored nuns yelling
next stepped forward and delivered her
essay on the subject, Rank and File. -
She portrayed the scenes of victorious
army returning from battle, leaving be-
hind them many new made graves,
many of them containing unknown he
roes. These are the rank and file. The
world is continually gazing at the suf-
ferers to see their own reflections.
but under the surface may lie
much that is beautiful, un-
seen because the eyes are blind
cannot see what lies beneath the sur
face until each piece of quartz has been
through the mill and the baSer metals
removed. There must be a genius and
the appreciation of genius to make
fame. The world which credits what is
done, is cold to what might have BEEN"
The essay was well written and de-
liYered without a show of nervousness
or hesitancy.
The orchestra played "Jungfrau Won
Belville,'' during which the members of
the class exchanged congratulations.
The next essay was by Miss Clara F.
Baldwin and the subject, ''St. Simon
Stylites." She related the story of him
who gave up all worldly pleasures in
his youth, hid himself away from
all temptation and evil through
all sorts of reyerSes, still upheld
the cross. People hailed him as saint